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106 Cards in this Set
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Who was Samuel Slater?
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he went to Rhode Island and helped build the first factory in America just from memory
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When was the first factory ( Sam Slater ) built?
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1791
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Who built the first manufacturing process where a mill made the entire product? He put his mill on a river because it used water power.
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Francis Cabot Lowell
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Which two main things did Eli Whitney invent?
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the cotton gin and interchangeable parts
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Why did Eli Whitney's invention, the interchangeable parts, get people to move out of farms and into cities?
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because they were so easy to use, that anyone could work
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How did they get goods to people, and how did this connect the east and the west?
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they opened up canals so they could ship goods and these canals connected the east and west
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During the Transportation Revolution, which two main inventions were the most important?
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steam engine and railroad
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About how long did the Industrial Revolution last?
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about 50 yrs
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What was the American System of Manufacturing?
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Eli Whitney's interchangeable parts
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When does the Transcontinental Railroad get joined?
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1869
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Which two men invent steel trains to replace the iron ones?
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Kelly and Bessimer
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What were some of the first things that the U.S. started? ( don't need to memorize all, just read through )
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Free Market/Capitalism, diplomacy ( instead of war, discuss things ) , military power, 1st modern day country to be multi ethnic and multi racial, high standard of living, a middle class, the American Revolution, technology/inventions, 1st to use a nuclear bomb, GDP - 25% is us
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When energy evolves, what else evolves with it?
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transportation
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What is the main negative thing about the Industrial Revolution?
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P O L L U T I O N
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What book brought us out of Mercantilism and who wrote it?
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"Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith
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What is the key of Free Market economies?
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SUPPLY AND DEMAND
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What is the Iron Fist Economic system?
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under Communism; no millionaires, etc., everything is owned my gov., doesn't know how to price goods - EVERYBODY IS EQUALLY POOR, have a dictator, all people must have equal amount of stuff, or else nothing, no inventions, quality or goods is bad, eliminated the rich
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What makes business great?
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COMPETITION!
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How do you know if something is a monopoly?
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once established, prices go up and quality goes down
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What is the act that stops monopolies ( first went after unions ) ?
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Sherman Anti-trust Act
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What is the first plank of Communism?
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Abolition of private property and the application of all rent to public purpose
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What is the second plank of Communism?
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A heavy progressive or graduated income tax
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What is the third plank of Communism?
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Abolition of all rights of inheritance tax
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What is the fourth plank of Communism?
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Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels ( > talk against gov. )
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What is the fifth plank of Communism?
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Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly
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What is the sixth plank of Communism?
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Centralization of the means of communication and transportation in the hands of the state
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What is the seventh plank of Communism?
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Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state
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What is the eighth plank of Communism?
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Equal liability of all to labor. Establishment of Industrial armies, especially for agriculture
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What is the ninth plank of Communism?
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Gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country by a more equal distribution of the pop. over the country
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What is the tenth plank of Communism?
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free education for all children in gov. schools and the abolition of child factory labor
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What is our economy composed of NOW?
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50% socialism, 50% freeeeeeee market capitalism
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What are primary industries and where do they generally take place?
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jobs like mining, fishing, etc. ( taking from the earth ) - generally in the country
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What are secondary industries and where do they generally take place?
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jobs like making iron or steel ( industry that P O L L U T E S ) - generally in the city
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What are tertiary industries and where do they generally take place?
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jobs that are some form of service - generally in the suburbs
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Give a summary about Andrew Carnegie.
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comes to Am. from Scottland as a boy and learns morse code and opens up a steel manufacturing plant in Pittsburg
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Who was the giant of industry that put a lot of his money into schools, libraries, etc. and made many jobs for people?
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Carnegie
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Give a summary about the Vanderbilt family.
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they owns 1/4 of America's fairy boats and steamships
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Give a summary about John D. Rockefeller.
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he first worked as a newsman and got sent to do a story about oil but never came back - he fell in love with it - so he buys lots of oil wells and eventually owns every single aspect of the oil industry
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Who was the giant of industry also known as the "Energy King?"
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Rockefeller
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What was Rockefeller's oil company called?
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Standard Oil Company
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Who invents vertical integration?
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Rockefeller
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What is Social Darwinism?
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survival of the fittest in business
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Who was the mining king and what mine did he own?
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Hearst - Comstock Lode
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Who was one of the first to realize that power is in MEDIA?
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Hearst
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Who were the two main giants in the newspaper industry?
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Hearst and Pulitzer
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Give a summary about John P. Morgan.
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BANKING - he would loan money to struggling businesses, bailed the US gov. out of debt and bought up much of the stock market to save the econ.
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When was the Patent Act?
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1790
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Who invented the reaper?
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Silus McCormick
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Who replaces the iron plow by inventing the steel plow?
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John Deeeer
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Who invented barbed wire?
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Joseph Glidden
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Who invented the milking machine?
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Anna Baldwin
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Who invented the telegraph?
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Samuel Morris
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Who invented the wireless telegraph?
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Mark Coney
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Who invented the phonograph, motion picture, and laboratory ( and much more ) ?
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Thomas Edison
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Who invents the typewriter?
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Shoals
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Who invented the Kodak camera?
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Easeman
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Who invented the Polar camera?
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Lan
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Who invented the copy machine ( zerox ) ?
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Carleson
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Who invented the moviee projector and transistor?
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Labs
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Who invents the steamboat?
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Fitch
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Who invents the first steam SHIP?
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Foalton
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Who invented the luxurious train car?
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Pullman
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Who invented the air break?
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Westinghouse
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Who invented car couplings?
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Janey
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Who invented the automobile, conveyor belt, and carburetor?
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Ford
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Who invented rubber tires?
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Goodyear
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Who invented the sewing machine?
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Howl
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Who invented the loom?
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Wornthrope
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Who invented the safety pin?
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Hunt
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Who invents the stove?
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Mot
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Who invented the washing machine?
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Fisher
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Who invented the cash register?
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Witty
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Who invented the electric motor?
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Tessla
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Who invented plastic?
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Hyatt
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Who invents aluminum?
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Hall
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Who invents the first steel skyscraper?
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Fuller
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Who invented the revolver?
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Colt
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Who invented the monitor?
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Ericson
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Who invented the machine gun?
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Gatling
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Who invented the American Red Cross?
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Barton
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Who invented the iron plow?
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Oliver ( richest man in Ohio )
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Who invented the transistor ( real ) ?
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Shackly
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Who invented the TV?
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Zworykin
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Who invented the helicopter?
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Sokorski
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Who invented neon?
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DuPont
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When we were embracing immigration, was the rest of the world?
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NO - they were so prejudice
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Why does Europe finally start embracing immigration?
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because they aren't having kids
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When was the main period of our immigration?
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1607-1880
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What was the majority of immigrants moving in to the US?
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English
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How many LEGAL immigrants do we take in per yr?
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1 mil
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How many ILLEGAL immigrants do we take in per yr?
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over 1 mil
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Whaaat are the main two reasons that immigrants move to the US?
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religious and economic freedom
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What happened in 1848-1929?
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the potatoe famine
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When was there no paperwork required to become an American?
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1607-1880
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What were the three group of immigrants that were never truly excepted as Americans?
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Chinese, Italian, and Irish
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During 1880-1950, why was no one coming in to America?
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because of the Greaat Depression
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What was the Nativist Movement and when was it?
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they changed immigration laws in 1929 - also called the Quota System
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What census did they use?
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the one from 1880
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When did the Quota System stop?
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1965
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When did Elis Island open up?
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1892
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When was the old immigration and when was the next immigration?
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1607-1880 and 1880-1950 ( or 1965 )
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What was the Shakedown?
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how Mafia bosses made money
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NOW how do we do immigration?
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80% has to be related/tied to an American citizen and 20% has to be a key profession
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Who wrote Communist Manifesto?
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Karl Marx
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What is the difference between Communism and Socialism?
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under socialism, you can actually own things, unless vital to the government
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What is assimilation?
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process when people become Americans
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